Friday, May 21, 2010

Right on schedule, 32 states appear near bankruptcy, borrowing US tax funds to pay state unemployment

"EconomicPolicyJournal.com has learned that 32 states have run out (of) funds to make unemployment benefit payments and that the federal governmant has been supplying these states with funds so that they can make their payments to the unemployed. In some cases, states have borrowed billions. As of May 20, the total balance outstanding by 32 states (and the Virgin Islands) is $37.8 billion.
Below is the full list of the 32 states (and the Virgin Islands) that have borrowed from the Fed to make unemployment payments, and the amounts that remain borrowed as of May 20 . (Numbers in red are billions)." via FreeRepublic

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